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Jordan king asks for new government: "Jordan's king asked a royal court minister Wednesday to form a new government, the official Petra news agency reported."

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Israelis kill two suspected militants: "Israeli troops shot and killed two suspected Palestinian militants in the West Bank on Wednesday, a day after Palestinians in a Gaza refugee camp buried seven people they say were killed in a deadly air attack."

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Iraq Clash Reflects Tension, Distrust in IraqWar.ru (English)



Soldiers' Morale Chipped Away in Tikrit in IraqWar.ru (English)



Six Killed in Two Blasts on Afghan Roads in IraqWar.ru (English)



Iran claims victory in EU nuke deal: "Iran's pledge to three European states to open its nuclear program to unfettered inspections and to suspend uranium enrichment is a "victory" that isolates the United States, Iran's representative to the U.N. nuclear agency said Wednesday."

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Baghdad tunnel blast injures two GIs: "Iraq's ambush bombers struck Wednesday in the center of Baghdad and in the tense Sunni Muslim area west of the capital, rocking U.S. Army convoys with roadside bombs."

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Saudi Arabia, Pakistan Wait to Send Troops in IraqWar.ru (English)



U.S. Army Targets Ambushed Around Baghdad in IraqWar.ru (English)



State Dept. Study Foresaw Trouble Now Plaguing Iraq in IraqWar.ru (English)



Guantanamo guards embrace Islam in IraqWar.ru (English)



Turkey May Scrap Iraq Troop Deployment in IraqWar.ru (English)



U.S. Selling Off Iraq-Owned Companies in IraqWar.ru (English)



The picture which shames US army in IraqWar.ru (English)



Shades of 1973 as Sharon, with Bush?s green light, prepares to widen Mideast war in IraqWar.ru (English)



Postwar Casualties Rise Amid Disarray in US Plans in IraqWar.ru (English)



US, S.Korea Mull Troop Withdrawal -US Officials in IraqWar.ru (English)



U.S. Crackdown on Shi'ites Fuels Iraqi Anger in IraqWar.ru (English)



U.S. Forces Surround Office of Iraq Shi'ite Cleric in IraqWar.ru (English)



Case study: Iraqi civilian deaths in BBC: War in Iraq



U.S. soldiers bringing media to Tikrit: "The media revolution that has filled the vacuum left by the destruction of Saddam Hussein's propaganda machine has so far bypassed the former ruler's hometown."

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Rumsfeld Ponders War Progress in Memo -Report: "The United States has no yardstickfor measuring progress in its war on terrorism and is in for along stay in Iraq and Afghanistan, Defense Secretary DonaldRumsfeld wrote in a memo last week to senior staff officials,USA Today reported on Wednesday. (Reuters)"

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Pentagon Plans for Iraqi Army Dissolved: "Pentagon planners had assumed Iraqi soldiers would surrender under American attack. Instead, they just picked up and went home. (AP)"

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